DOMINION MANDATE DAILY DEVOTIONAL

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2019

LEGAL BASIS FOR OUR PROSPERITY

BIBLE READING: MATT. 5; REV. 3

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich 2Cor. 8:9

Redemption is not just a religious term, it is also a very strong legal term. It means to gain or regain possession of something. Until you have a revelation and understanding of the first Adam, you might not understand fully the concept of redemption.

God's plan of redemption covers EVERYTHING that man lost including the abundance he was created into. The first Adam was created into wealth. Like the son of an extremely wealthy man, stupendous wealth was bequeathed to him. His home was made by God, all the resources needed put inside of that home God called Garden of Eden. The first man lived on a massive property probably the size of a city because the Garden of Eden had four rivers. Just imagine a landmass that would accommodate four rivers what it would look like. The first man was created into affluence. When he sinned and lost that estate in addition to his relationship with God amongst several other things, poverty set in.

As part of the punishment for mankind God placed a curse on the land; “Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return Gen3:18-19. This curse plunged man into the bondage of poverty until God sent His Son, Christ Jesus in the flesh to come and redeem mankind from sin and all its consequences. The actions of Christ provides a legal basis for our prosperity.

In dying for us, Jesus Christ had to wear a crown of thorns as our substitute and the moment the blood from the piercing of His head touched the earth, the curse God placed on the earth was lifted. “And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed their knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews... Matt. 27:29.”

He took the crown of thorns upon His head so the earth can yield all its resources to you and I. Man needs the earth to prosper. Apart from the wisdom of God put in us, what man has prospered from basically has been from the earth,hence our first vocation was agriculture. Secondly, Jesus endured the mockery of men so you will not be mocked.

This exchange is the legal basis for our prosperity. It has been paid for. An exchange took place at Calvary. He took your position of poverty, wretchedness, penury and lack and gave us His position of glory, wealth, abundance, plenty etc., now we can prosper because it is legally our right. When you work, do business, bear it in mind that there is a legal basis for your prosperity.

PRAYER:
Father, I thank you for the substitutionary work of Jesus on Calvary. I ask for a deeper revelation of all that He paid for so that I can partake of them.